The National Institute of Standards and Technology recorded 11,639 award actions with $1.65 billion obligated in the last 5 years, for an average action value of $141,555.18. Activity is led by construction, laboratory instrumentation, research support, and IT-related services, with The MITRE Corporation as the top vendor by obligated amount.
Federal Agency
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY Federal Contract Obligations (Last 5 Years)
FPDS procurement summary for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (agency 1341) covering obligations, awards, vendors, NAICS codes, and annual trends over the last 5 years.
Totals reflect the analysis window provided and are based on readable and exact obligated values, award counts, top vendors, top NAICS codes, and annual trend data supplied here.
Agency ID
1341
Total Obligated
1.65 billion
1,647,560,833.84
Award Actions
11,639
Average Action Value
141,555.18
About NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY federal contract activity
Over the last 5 years, the National Institute of Standards and Technology obligated 1.65 billion across 11,639 awards, with an average award value of 141,555.18. The volume of awards relative to total obligated value indicates a procurement profile with many comparatively smaller actions alongside a narrower set of higher-dollar contracts and task orders.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
THE MITRE CORPORATION is the largest vendor in the period at 169.52 million across 151 awards, followed by HENSEL PHELPS CONSTRUCTION CO at 77.96 million and OLGOONIK ENTERPRISES, LLC at 34.00 million. PROMETHEUS COMPUTING, LLC stands out for award volume with 333 awards totaling 32.46 million, suggesting substantial transaction frequency even where obligation totals are more moderate.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
Obligations are concentrated in construction, laboratory instrumentation, research, and technical services. The largest NAICS code is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, at 293.74 million, followed by 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, at 185.82 million, and 541720, Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities, at 151.46 million.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations peaked in 2023 at 428.64 million after rising from 227.62 million in 2022, then declined to 349.58 million in 2024 and 262.40 million in 2025. Award counts remained relatively stable in the low- to mid-2,000s each year, indicating that the primary year-to-year change was in dollar volume rather than transaction count.
How to interpret this page
This summary uses FPDS obligation data for Agency ID 1341 over the last 5 years, aggregated by vendor, NAICS code, and fiscal year. Totals reflect obligated dollars and award counts as reported in the source dataset; no external estimates or classifications were added.
Top Vendors
SELECT
vendor_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName AS vendor_name,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '1341'
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY vendor_name
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE MITRE CORPORATION | 169,519,261.06 | 169.52 million | 151 |
| HENSEL PHELPS CONSTRUCTION CO | 77,959,746.00 | 77.96 million | 103 |
| OLGOONIK ENTERPRISES, LLC | 34,001,403.40 | 34.00 million | 96 |
| FEI COMPANY | 32,522,152.79 | 32.52 million | 44 |
| PROMETHEUS COMPUTING, LLC | 32,456,537.07 | 32.46 million | 333 |
| STRATIVIA LLC | 29,492,665.67 | 29.49 million | 521 |
| PCI GOVERNMENT SERVICES LLC | 28,428,901.04 | 28.43 million | 18 |
| CHAHTA CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED | 24,531,663.11 | 24.53 million | 8 |
| SILVER LAKE CONSTRUCTION, LLC | 20,123,365.79 | 20.12 million | 25 |
| HHI CORPORATION | 18,821,961.00 | 18.82 million | 7 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, NIST obligated $1.65 billion across 11,639 awards, with an average award value of $141,555, indicating a high-volume procurement profile with relatively modest average obligation size. Top vendor obligations are concentrated but not dominated by a single supplier: THE MITRE CORPORATION leads at $169.52 million, about 10.3% of total obligations, while the top 10 vendors together account for roughly $498.8 million, or about 30.3% of total obligated dollars. Award counts among the leading vendors vary widely, with STRATIVIA LLC (521 awards) and PROMETHEUS COMPUTING, LLC (333 awards) showing much smaller average award values than vendors such as HENSEL PHELPS CONSTRUCTION CO and THE MITRE CORPORATION, suggesting a mix of task-oriented, recurring, and larger-dollar procurements.
Top NAICS
SELECT
naics_code,
naics_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode AS naics_code,
anyHeavy(content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode__description) AS naics_name,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '1341'
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY naics_code
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| NAICS Code | Description | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 236220 | COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION | 293,742,841.66 | 293.74 million | 830 |
| 334516 | ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING | 185,815,075.13 | 185.82 million | 1,587 |
| 541720 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES | 151,455,792.57 | 151.46 million | 132 |
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 145,437,460.50 | 145.44 million | 1,301 |
| 541611 | ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES | 105,796,074.45 | 105.80 million | 352 |
| 541690 | OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES | 71,184,879.47 | 71.18 million | 1,047 |
| 541330 | ENGINEERING SERVICES | 59,406,709.40 | 59.41 million | 426 |
| 541512 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES | 53,945,002.34 | 53.95 million | 246 |
| 561210 | FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES | 43,229,116.42 | 43.23 million | 100 |
| 238220 | PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR-CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS | 40,092,102.02 | 40.09 million | 183 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, NIST obligated $1.65 billion across 11,639 awards, with obligations concentrated in a mix of construction, laboratory instrumentation, R&D, and technical services NAICS codes. The largest code, 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, accounts for $293.74 million, followed by 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing at $185.82 million and 541720 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities at $151.46 million. Award volume is more broadly distributed than dollars, with several high-award-count codes such as 334516, 541519, and 541690 supporting recurring procurement activity across multiple functional areas.
Annual Trend
SELECT
year,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
toYear(parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate)) AS year,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '1341'
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 262,402,450.03 | 262.40 million | 2,173 |
| 2024 | 349,578,552.06 | 349.58 million | 2,303 |
| 2023 | 428,640,453.52 | 428.64 million | 2,437 |
| 2022 | 227,620,267.55 | 227.62 million | 2,252 |
| 2021 | 379,319,110.68 | 379.32 million | 2,474 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, NIST obligated $1.65 billion across 11,639 awards, averaging about $141.6K per award. Annual obligations peaked in 2023 at $428.6 million, then declined to $349.6 million in 2024 and $262.4 million in 2025, indicating a downward trend after the 2023 high point. Award counts were relatively stable year to year, ranging from 2,173 to 2,474, so the volatility is driven more by obligation value than by major changes in award volume.
Use FPDS Query for deeper analysis
Explore federal procurement data with custom SQL, fast filtering, and deeper market analysis across agencies, vendors, NAICS, and contract trends.
Continue from this last 5 years view into full FPDS Query workflows with deeper filtering, custom SQL, saved queries, and broader market comparison.